Calla lily

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Calla lily grow and care – geophyte of the genus Zantedeschia also known as Arum lily, Calla lily perennial plant can grow as deciduous in dry summer, evergreen in wet areas, used as ornamental drought tolerant cut flower plants, can grow in mediterranean, subtropics, tropics, desert climate or as houseplant and growing in hardiness zone 8+.

Leaves grow like on stems and look like little bit like elephant ear, in every group of leaves grow in the middle one flower.

Calla lily flower

Flower color white, in a shape of cone 0.5-1 m high, yellow (spadix) spike in the middle.

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How to grow Calla lily growing and care:

Heavy soil, also can grow in flooded soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Bulb/ Vegetative reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes, Vegetative reproduction

Difficulties or problems when growing:
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Recommended planting season?
Spring / Summer / Autumn

Pests and diseases:
Slugs

Pruning season:
In the end of the flower season, dead leaf

How to prune:
Cut the leaves from the base

Size of the plant:
0.5-1 m, 20-40 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Shade / Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring / Summer, not in dry place / Autumn

General information about the flower:
Flower color white, shape of cone, yellow spike in the middle

Scientific name:

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Categories of growing

Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting

Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants

Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate

Growing speed of the plant: Fast growing plants

Plant life-form: Deciduous, Evergreen, Geophyte, Leaf plant

Plant Uses: Drought tolerant plants, Floristry, Indoor plants, Ornamental plants

Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water

Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9

Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant

Leaf color:

Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers

Flower colors: White flower

Harvest Season:

Edible Parts:

Culinary uses: